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    This just in … Senate passes drought relief bill; Bill passes by unanimous consent; next step is negotiation with House of Representatives

    Legislator/Elected Official
    Policy and regulation
    May 22, 2014
    From Senator Feinstein’s office: “Washington—The Senate this evening passed by unanimous consent the Emergency Drought Relief Act, a bill to...

    UC Drought Summit: State policy for future droughts

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    May 22, 2014
    What can the state do to better prepare for a drier future: groundwater management, water efficiency, water conservation … ?...

    This just in … State Water Board adopts emergency fish flow regulations in three key Sacramento River tributaries: Mill Creek, Deer Creek, and Antelope Creek

    State Water Board
    Policy and regulation
    May 21, 2014
    From the State Water Resources Control Board: The State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board) today adopted regulations that...

    An update from the State Water Board on curtailment notice statuses for the Scott River, Russian River, Delta, and Tulare Lake Basin, plus an update from the Delta Watermaster

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    May 20, 2014
    At today’s meeting at the State Water Resources Control Board, John O’Hagan updated the board on the curtailment notices and...

    California Water Policy Seminar Series: A regulator perspective on balancing environmental and economic interests

    Maven
    Best of the NotebookDelta scienceNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    May 20, 2014
    The 2014 California Water Policy Seminar Series, presented by the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences and the law school’s...

    Endangered species and drought: Can we break out of the Endangered Species Act death spiral?

    Maven
    EcosystemsNotebook News and Features
    May 20, 2014
      Professor Peter Moyle, former Deputy Secretary of the Interior David Hayes, Professor Richard Frank and others discuss the impact...

    State Senate passes Vidak resolution calling on President to get urgently-needed water to the Valley

    Legislator/Elected Official
    Policy and regulation
    May 19, 2014
    From Senator Andy Vidak’s office: “Today the Senate unanimously approved Senator Andy Vidak’s (R-Hanford) Senate Joint Resolution 25, which urges...

    Delta ISB releases review of the Draft BDCP EIR/EIS

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectDelta science
    May 19, 2014
    The Delta Independent Science Board (Delta ISB) has released its review of the draft Bay Delta Conservation Plan (BDCP) Environmental...

    COURTHOUSE NEWS: Blow to Imperial County Over Water Transfer

    Courthouse News Service
    Colorado River
    May 19, 2014
    By Tim Hull, Courthouse News Service No violation of clean-air laws occurred in approving the transfer of Colorado River water...

    Letter: Coalition of environmental groups and others write Senators Feinstein and Boxer in opposition to proposed emergency drought legislation

    Maven
    Notebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    May 19, 2014
    A coalition of environmental organizations, environmental justice groups, fisheries groups and Native American tribes have written a letter to Senators...

    Growers and ag interest groups write Governor Brown, warn that rushing groundwater legislation would be a ‘grave mistake’

    Maven
    AgricultureGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features
    May 15, 2014
    A group of thirty growers and agricultural interest groups have written a letter to Governor Brown, warning him that it...

    CDFW and NOAA Fisheries introduce voluntary drought initiative to protect salmon and steelhead

    Department of Fish and Wildlife
    Ecosystems
    May 14, 2014
    From the California Department of Fish and Game: “The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) and National Oceanic and...

    Restore the Delta and other tunnel opponents hold media call, criticize lack of BDCP Implementing Agreement, say water exporters taking over DWR, and say Feinstein’s S 2918 would remove key protections

    Maven
    Delta Conveyance ProjectNotebook News and FeaturesPolicy and regulation
    May 14, 2014
    Tunnel opponents release BDCP documents obtained through public records act requests Earlier today, Restore the Delta held a press conference...

    State Water Board to consider emergency minimum flow requirements for three Sacramento River tributaries

    Maven
    Policy and regulation
    May 14, 2014
    At Tuesday’s meeting of the State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board), the Board will consider adoption of a...

    Reclamation makes historic releases of water from Friant Dam to San Joaquin River Exchange Contractors

    Bureau of Reclamation News
    Water project operations
    May 14, 2014
    From the Bureau of Reclamation: Reclamation will begin increasing releases from Friant Dam near Fresno into the San Joaquin River...
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    Today’s Daily Digest

    DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; and more …

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    • SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled
      SJV WATER: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; Kern County supports the Delta Conveyance Project; Governor Newsom signs SB 72; Would-be federal water leader speaks on Colorado River impasse, lack of leadership; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/2: Sierra Nevada’s glaciers will soon be gone; Kern County supports the Delta Conveyance Project; Governor Newsom signs SB 72; Would-be federal water leader speaks on Colorado River impasse, lack of leadership; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: CA prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins; Farmers face extraction fees under SGMA; Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record; Metropolitan: Adapting to a changing Colorado River: Lessons from the past, plans for the future; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/1: CA prepares for extreme weather swings as new Water Year begins; Farmers face extraction fees under SGMA; Northeast Pacific endures fourth-largest marine heat wave on record; Metropolitan: Adapting to a changing Colorado River: Lessons from the past, plans for the future; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 10/3: GIS, data central to water agencies in a changing world; Tahoe could see first snow of season; Study shows the impact of upstream dynamics on the health of Lake Tahoe; Report takes aim at Colorado River water managers’ inaction; and more ...
    • DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled; From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading; Environmental restoration gets a boost in California; What to expect this water year in CA, Colorado River; and more ...
      DAILY DIGEST, 9/30: Kern County supervisor predicts “death of SGMA” after groundwater bill is tabled; From Fox Canyon to Mid-Kaweah: Insights into groundwater trading; Environmental restoration gets a boost in California; What to expect this water year in CA, Colorado River; and more ...

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